THE EFFECT OF THE LUXUS CONSUMPTION OF MEAT UPON THE VOLUNTARY ACTIVITY AND GROWTH OF THE ALBINO RAT

Abstract

The growth and total activity of 91 albino rats was studied for 13 months. Activity was determined by automatically recording revolving wheels. Controls were fed whole wheat flour, caesin, cottonseed oil and salts, with about 0.1% of cod liver oil. The remaining animals were fed in addition about 8 gm. of fresh lean meat daily. This addition to the diet had the following effects: the voluntary activity was changed but little and this not consistently; the animals receiving meat grew faster than the controls and at maturity weighed about 20% more; recovery from starvation was more rapid and complete in meat-fed animals.